15 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/15/ Practical remedies to disputes over historical markers in public spaces Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:42:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://contestedhistories.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-CH_Symbol_Light_Bkg@10x-32x32.png 15 Archives - Contested Histories https://contestedhistories.org/tag/15/ 32 32 Latin Bridge in Sarajevo https://contestedhistories.org/resources/case-studies/latin-bridge-in-sarajevo?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=latin-bridge-in-sarajevo Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://contestedhistories.org/resources// The Latin Bridge, built in the 16th century, reached international fame as the place where, on 28 June 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip. This event is widely regarded as one of the triggers of the First World War and the […]

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]]> The Latin Bridge, built in the 16th century, reached international fame as the place where, on 28 June 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip. This event is widely regarded as one of the triggers of the First World War and the associated atrocities that followed. At the same time, the event at the bridge signalled a crucial moment to get rid of Austria-Hungarian control. The bridge came to symbolise the conflict between the perception of various parties and succeeding regimes throughout the 20th century, changing names several times. This case study highlights the complexities associated with competing interpretations of historical narratives.

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